Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Simulated game
Patent
1976-11-18
1978-12-12
Marlo, George J.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Simulated game
273176L, A63B 6936
Patent
active
041293002
ABSTRACT:
A compact golf course of a type designed, as much as possible, to simulate all of the features of a full size golf course. The golf course has a set of playing areas surrounding a set of elongated target fairway areas. The number of target fairway areas is substantially less than the desired number of holes and the number of ball hitting areas is substantially greater than the number of target fairway areas. There are a number of target green areas adjacent the target fairway areas which are all identical to each other and are spaced at uniform distances from the ball playing areas. Certain of the ball hitting areas simulate tee or fairway areas and others simulate rough portions of a golf course. The target fairway areas are disposed at an angle with respect to each other. Adjacent each tee area is a sign indicating the total distance for that particular hole and the nature of the approach to the hole. The sign also includes various identifying data so that the player can determine from looking at the position of the ball on the fairway and at the sign how many yards he has driven and how far he has to go to complete the hole. The ball is repeatedly played from various approach areas associated with the hole until the ball lands on or near a green area corresponding to the distance for that hole. The ball is then actually played on an outer green area corresponding in size and shape to the target green areas but located outside the ball hitting areas. Until the ball is actually placed on or near one of these exterior green areas, the ball is always allowed to remain where it stops moving, the ball to be recovered later by attendants of the golf course. It is thus possible to have a number of people simultaneously playing about the periphery of the fairway area without any danger to any of the players.
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Lange Frederick E.
Marlo George J.
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